Cheryl Hines Criticizes Lack of Secret Service Protection for Husband RFK Jr.

Claims of politicization arise as the Department of Homeland Security repeatedly denies requests for Secret Service protection for RFK Jr., presidential candidate and husband of actress Cheryl Hines, despite recent home break-in scares and assassination history in the Kennedy family.

• Actress Cheryl Hines, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has accused the Biden administration of politicizing Secret Service protection, claiming that repeated requests for security detail for her husband have been denied.
• Their concerns arise from recent security scares, including an intruder attempting to break into their California residence twice in a single day and an armed man impersonating a U.S. Marshall being arrested at one of Kennedy's campaigns.
• Despite these incidents, the Department of Homeland Security has not approved Secret Service protection for Kennedy, frustrating Hines and raising her concerns of political play in their decision.
• Private security firm Gavin de Becker & Associates has been providing security detail for Kennedy amidst these concerns and have also donated $4.5 million to a pro-Kennedy Super PAC.
• The denial of protection marks a departure from a tradition that has spanned over 55 years, wherein earlier administrations have provided early protection to those candidates who requested it.

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